>>>>> "J" == Juerd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
J> Hashes are full of convenience, and Huffman would be proud: J> %hash.keys %hash>>.key J> %hash.values %hash>>.value J> %hash.kv zip(%hash.keys, %hash.values) J> One thing occurred to me: if hashes are worth all this, then why not J> abbreviate "keys" further to "k" (as in "kv"), and "values" to "v" (as J> in "kv"). This would allow us to rename "key" to "k" and "value" to "v" J> too, resulting in: J> %hash.k %hash>>.k J> %hash.v %hash>>.v J> %hash.kv zip(%hash.k, %hash.v) huffman has its limits too. in general having single letter names for anything is a poor idea. it makes it hard to search for, you limit it to only one thing that can use that letter, it isn't always easy to remember what a given letter is, etc. keys and values are short enough and read much better. kv works because keyvalues is clunky and too long. i wouldn't have minded .pairs or .each instead of kv. but alias methods are easy to add. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------- http://www.stemsystems.com --Perl Consulting, Stem Development, Systems Architecture, Design and Coding- Search or Offer Perl Jobs ---------------------------- http://jobs.perl.org
